With Yrsula at the 'control panel', Azier felt comfortable enough to leave the master's cabin and leave the defenses to her, while he took on the tentacles that writhed and shook when it tried to wrap around the ship and failed as the purple energy zapped it back.
It started off like that for a few minutes - a cycle of stupidity as the suction cupped tendrils would try to clasp the ship, get zapped, and then pull back and try again not moments later.
It seemed like the problem would solve itself at first, but the creature eventually changed its tactics and began to slap the water with its massive arms and try to swallow the vessel with massive waves as its head bobbed just above the surface and waited for it to fall into its opened beak-like mouth.
Yet, all it received was salt water and disappointment, which just fueled its rage further.